1990 New York Yankees minor leaguers


Features on each of the 1990 New York Yankees minor leaguers

Complete:

  • AAA - Columbus Clippers (31)
  • AA - Albany-Colonie Yankees (44)
  • High-A Prince William Cannons (34)
  • High-A Fort Lauderdale Yankees (42)
  • Single-A Greensboro Hornets (38)
  • Short-Season Oneonta Yankees (30)
  • Rookie - Gulf Coast League Yankees (37)

1990 Columbus Clippers (32)
1- Steve Adkins, Best Way
Steve Adkins believed he didn't get a fair shot in spring 1991. After five major league starts, he never got another one.
2 - Oscar Azocar, Free-Swinger
Oscar Azocar was a free-swinger. He also started as a pitcher. He passed away in 2010.
3 - Clete Boyer, Most Perceptive
Clete Boyer was the most perceptive baseball man Stump Merrill ever knew.
4 - Darrin Chapin, First Pitch
Darrin Chapin always tried to go after hitters. He eventually did so enough to make the bigs for four games.
5 - Jeff Datz, Headed for Third
Jeff Datz made the majors as a coach with the Indians and the Mariners. He barely made it there as a player with the Tigers.
6 - Bobby Davidson, Rain-Shortened
The game that night in 1989 was shortened by rain. Bobby Davidson's career was also shortened by rain.
7 - Brian Dorsett, Hung Around
Brian Dorsett believed he'd get a regular spot in the majors. In 1994, he got it.
8 - Dave Eiland, Part of the Game
Dave Eiland lost out on his first major league win, but shrugged it off. He went on to coach the same team, the Yankees.
9 - John Fishel, Anything Asked
John Fishel did what was asked of him, and played in 19 major league games. He later did so, with unintended results.
10 - John Habyan, Valuable Role
John Habyan proved valuable for the Yankees in 1992. He played in 11 major league seasons.
11 - Mike Heifferon, Hometown Trainer
Mike Heifferon made the 1986 Eastern League All-Star game as a trainer.
12 - Trey Hillman, Adapt and Adjust
Trey Hillman couldn't do with the Royals what he did managing in Japan.

13 - Jimmy Jones, Halfway Decent
Jimmy Jones threw a complete-game shutout in his major league debut. His family was there.
14 - Mark Leiter, Got There
Mark Leiter came back from 3 lost seasons to injury and played in majors for decade.
15 - Jim Leyritz, Second Chances
Jim Leyritz got second chance in 1996 to hit crucial home run. He got a different kind of second chance in 2011.
16 - Jason Maas, Tight Situations
Jason Maas helped Yankees teams in the minors, couldn't in majors, even with his brother there.
17 - Kevin Maas, High Expectations
Kevin Maas prompted early comparisons to Yankee greats. He never really lived up, played just 5 seasons.
18 - Carl "Stump" Merrill, Help for Hitters
Stump Merrill made AAA as a player, later made the majors as a manager with the Yankees.
19 - Kevin Mmahat, Much Fun
Kevin Mmahat's first major league start wasn't much fun. He only got four total appearances.
20 - Rich Monteleone, Building Confidence
Rich Monteleone built confidence with the Yankees early in 1992. He played in 10 major league seasons.
21 - Hensley Meulens, Physical Ability
Hensley Meulens tried to let his physical ability take over. Now he's trying to get others to do same as a Giants coach.
22 - Clay Parker impressed the Yankees on strong scouting reports; Saw four ML campaigns
23 - Hipolito Pena, All the Same
Hipolito Pena wasn't nervous for his first major league appearance. He appeared in three major league seasons.
24 - Ken Rowe, Lot of Knowledge
The Orioles traded for Ken Rowe, later made him their pitching coach. He passed away in 2012.
25 - Dave Sax, Open Some Eyes
Dave Sax looked for chance to impress someone in 1987, didn't get many more.
26 - Rob Sepanek, Played For
Rob Sepanek thought the Braves didn't give him enough time. He later made AAA with the Yankees, but never made the bigs.
27 - Willie Smith, Turning Point
Willie Smith's 1991 season was cut short by surgery to remove abscess on his brain. He played four pro seasons.
28 - Van Snider, Full Outfield
Van Snider made it back to the majors in 1989, but for just eight games, the last of his brief major league career.
29 - Andy Stankiewicz, Helped Them
Andy Stankiewicz hoped he wasn't an insurance policy in 1993. He played in seven major league seasons.
30 - Ricky Torres, Long Reliever
Ricky Torres shut them down in a AA start. He never got the chance to do that in the majors. He played eight seasons.
31 - Jim Walewander, Free Spirit
Jim Walewander was memorable, but he wasn't sure the reason why was best for his career.
32 - Mark Wasinger, Extra Base
Mark Wasinger's first major league hit was a home run. The same day, he got three more hits, all extra base hits.

1990 Albany Yankees (44)

1 - Daven Bond saw 7 pro seasons, then turned softball coach
2 - Darrin Chapin made 4 ML outings with Yankees, Phillies
3 - Royal Clayton pitched well enough to make AAA, Taiwan
4 - Andy Cook showed good stuff, made majors for four games
5 - Bobby DeJardin showed maturity early, saw 8 seasons, AAA
6 - Bobby Dickerson made majors as coach, AAA as player
7 - Rick Down coached in majors 16 seasons, played to AAA
8 - Mike Draper shifted to relief, made majors with Mets
9 - Victor Garcia Jr. improved over 9 pro seasons, made AAA
10 - Doug Gogolewski saw 8 seasons, AAA, once closed for Mariano
11 - Freddie Hailey stayed pumped over four seasons, made AA
12 - Scott Holcomb saw eight pro seasons, AAA, some bad luck
13 - Chris Howard took good chance to bigs, saw 3 ML seasons
14 - Jeff Johnson got slider going, saw three Yankees seasons
15 - Scott Kamieniecki got hurt, came back for 10 ML seasons
16 - Pat Kelly saw nine majors seasons, seven with Yankees
17 - Joe Lefebvre played in majors, later coached with Giants
18 - Jeff Livesey won HS praise, saw minors, coached in majors
19 - Mitch Lyden couldn't script 1st ML HR, played six games
20 - Ramon Manon made the majors with Rangers for single game
21 - Billy Masse worked to prove self in 7 seasons, made AAA
22 - Russ Meyer proved solid majors player, later coached
23 - Tom Newell turned pitcher, made 2 ML games with Phillies
24 - Vince Phillips chose baseball, saw four pro seasons, AA
25 - Tom Popplewell took simple formula to 9 pro seasons, AAA
26 - John Ramos stayed ready, made Yankees for 10 ML games
27 - Carlos Rodriguez made 3 ML seasons with Yankees, Red Sox
28 - Jerry Rub worked to get ahead in 6 pro seasons, made AAA
29 - Glenn Sherlock played, coached decades in minors, majors
30 - Mark Shiflett played, made AA, then coached over decade
31 - Dave Silvestri played baseball in Olympics, 8 ML seasons
32 - Andy Skeels showed leadership as player. coach, manager
33 - Mississippi Mike Smith tried new pitch, saw 5 ML seasons
34 - Willie Smith returned from injury, made 8 majors games
35 - Don Sparks took talent to nine pro seasons, made AAA
36 - Greg Sparks liked pressure, made 13 pro seasons, AAA
37 - Don Stanford saw encouragement at AA, played 7 seasons
38 - Wade Taylor showed confidence, saw one season in majors
39 - Ricky Torres shut them down over 8 pro seasons, made AAA
40 - Dave Turgeon played, coached over 30-plus years in game
41 - Tim Weston worked hard as trainer in minors, college
42 - Bernie Williams turned Yankees mainstay over 16 seasons
43 - Gerald Williams got playing time over 14 majors seasons
44 - Bob Zeihen saw three pro seasons with Yankees, made AAA

Prince William Cannons (34)

  1. Sammy Arena started as clubhouse manager, became GM
  2. Brad Ausmus played 18 majors seasons, then turned manager
  3. Juan Blackwell got his chance, played 5 seasons, made AA
  4. Jason Bridges just wanted to play, did so over 3 pro seasons
  5. Mike Brown saw six major league seasons, coached, scouted
  6. Art Canestro saw five pro seasons, elbow injury ended career
  7. Russ Davis dreamed about majors, made it over 8 seasons
  8. Gary Denbo played, coached, worked closely with Jeter
  9. Herb Erhardt took his chance to 4 pro seasons, made high-A
  10. Mike Gardella's confidence improved, saw 7 seasons, AAA
  11. Brent Gilbert pitched over 3 pro seasons, made high-A
  12. Cullen Hartzog became Yankees prospect, saw AA, injury
  13. Kiki Hernandez worked hard over decade in pro, made AAA
  14. David Howell helped college offense, saw 5 seasons, AA
  15. Jay Knoblauh played to win over 7 pro seasons, made AAA
  16. Darren London won trainer honors in long Yankees career
  17. Bob Mariano did much in baseball career, used passion
  18. Mark Marris saw 6 pro seasons in Yankees system, made AA
  19. Ed Martel studied injuries after career, passed in 2018
  20. James Moody received praise, saw 2 pro seasons, high-A
  21. Jerry Nielsen made two ML seasons with Yankees, Angels
  22. Sherman Obando saw regular bigs time with Expos, Japan
  23. Paul Oster set goals early, saw 7 pro seasons, made AA
  24. Rich Polak adjusted to pros, new role, saw 6 seasons, AA
  25. Bruce Prybylinski saw six pro seasons, bad arm, made AA
  26. Curtis Ralph felt confident, saw eight pro seasons, AAA
  27. Andres Rodriguez made four pro seasons out of Dominican
  28. Frank Seminara pitched well-controlled over 3 ML seasons
  29. Dave Silvestri played baseball in Olympics, 8 ML seasons
  30. J.T. Snow played 16 majors seasons, won six Gold Gloves
  31. John Viera played 4 pro seasons with Yankees, made AAA
  32. Tom Weeks played with Deion, saw 4 pro seasons, high-A
  33. Jim Wiley threw strong over 6 pro seasons, made AA
  34. Mauricio Zazueta went from Yankees to career in Mexico

Fort Lauderdale Yankees (42)

  1. Rich Barnwell felt comfortable enough to see 7 pro seasons
  2. Todd Brown kept trying, signed with Yankees, saw 1 season
  3. Frank Brubaker saw 2 seasons, missed bigs, son made it
  4. Britt Burns tried injury comeback, saw 8 majors seasons
  5. Hernan Cortes had rocky pro start, saw four seasons, AA
  6. Todd Devereaux liked to hit, saw 2 pro seasons, high-A
  7. Mike Draper shifted to relief, made majors with Mets
  8. Kirk Dulom buckled down, made pros, saw 1 season, high-A
  9. Rod Ehrhard switched positions, saw 4 pro seasons, high-A
  10. Herb Erhardt took his chance to 4 pro seasons, made high-A
  11. Victor Garcia Jr. improved over 9 pro seasons, made AAA
  12. Peter Gietzen saw three seasons, high-A, tried comeback
  13. Doug Gogolewski saw 8 seasons, AAA, once closed for Mariano
  14. John Green followed father Dallas to pros, saw 6 seasons
  15. Kenny Greer won in majors debut, saw 9 total ML outings
  16. Mike Hart spent 3 decades plus in game as player, coach
  17. Jeff Johnson got slider going, saw three Yankees seasons
  18. Jay Knoblauh played to win over 7 pro seasons, made AAA
  19. Jeff Livesey won HS praise, saw minors, coached in majors
  20. Todd Malone payed over six pro seasons, made high-A
  21. Ramon Manon made the majors with Rangers for single game
  22. Mark Marris saw 6 pro seasons in Yankees system, made AA
  23. Billy Masse worked to prove self in 7 seasons, made AAA
  24. Skip Nelloms started discouraged, saw 3 seasons, high-A
  25. Tom Newell turned pitcher, made 2 ML games with Phillies
  26. Rey Noriega worked hard in college, saw 5 pro seasons
  27. Mark Ohlms showed competitiveness, saw 7 seasons, AAA
  28. Pascual Perez faced hitters, troubles over 11 ML seasons
  29. Ed Pimentel proved college leader, saw two pro seasons
  30. Tom Popplewell took simple formula to 9 pro seasons, AAA
  31. Jerry Rub worked to get ahead in 6 pro seasons, made AAA
  32. Dave Schuler concentrated as pitcher, later coached same
  33. Keith Seiler realized pro dream, saw 5 seasons,  AAA
  34. Shad Smith took quarterback mentality to 6 seasons, AAA
  35. Larry Stanford had right pitches but injury ended career
  36. Rob Thomson earned trust of his players as majors coach
  37. Steve Tucker set up hitters over 2 seasons, made high-A
  38. Dave Turgeon played, coached over 30-plus years in game
  39. Hector Vargas knew job, played over 12 seasons, made AAA
  40. Adam Wagner served as trainer in high-A and in Venezuela
  41. Gerald Williams got playing time over 14 majors seasons
  42. Mark Zettelmeyer loved baseball, had exciting career

Greensboro Hornets (38)

1 - Rich Arena coached in minors, and at Tampa Catholic
2 - Rich Batchelor got traded for Lee Smith, saw 3 ML seasons
3 - Sean Broderick had success on-field, saw single season
4 - Brian Butterfield helped Jeter, coached decades in game
5 - Andy Fox hustled as rookie, over 9 major league seasons
6 - Tim Garland saw 15 seasons, 7 in independents, coached
7 - Sean Gilliam saw 7 seasons, high-A, independent Albany
8 - Jim Haller did job over 5 seasons, made AA with Yankees
9 - Lew Hill saw nine pro seasons with Yankees, made AAA
10 - Sterling Hitchcock got wins over 13 major league seasons
11 - Jeff Hoffman earned way to AA, passed away on road trip
12 - Mark Hutton went from Australia to five majors seasons
13 - John Jarvis helped Prince William, saw three  pro seasons
14 - Ramon Jimenez showed late offense, saw 5 seasons, high-A
15 - Brian Johnson battled daily, made eight majors seasons
16 - Dan Johnston followed dad to pros, saw 5 seasons, high-A
17 - Dave Jorn amassed much baseball knowledge in long career
18 - Ken Jurabe played three season, years later played 2 in more
19 - Todd Malone payed over six pro seasons, made high-A
20 - James Mauldin pitched in two pro seasons, made single-A
21 - Bobby Munoz had pitching stuff, made 7 majors seasons
22 - Cesar Perez played 7 pro seasons, made AA with Indians
23 - Rafael Quirico made majors for one start with Phillies
24 - Mike Rhodes saw three pro seasons with Yankees, single-A
25 - Ricky Rhodes played over six seasons, saw high-A in two
26 - Jason Robertson worked hard over eight seasons, made AAA
27 - Andres Rodriguez made four pro seasons out of Dominican
28 - Scott Romano improved hitting over 10 seasons, made AAA
29 - Daniel Sanchez worked to help teams over 3 pro seasons
30 - Kelly Sharitt served as minors trainer, equipment manager
31 - Shad Smith took quarterback mentality to 6 seasons, AAA
32 - Tommy Smith got big hit at Greensboro, saw 1 pro season
33 - Russ Springer improved enough to see 18 majors seasons
34 - Steve Tucker set up hitters over 2 seasons, made high-A
35 - Brian Turner played eight pro seasons in minors, made AA
36 - Ted Uhlaender played, coached in majors, passed in 2009
37 - Aaron Van Scoyoc saw 3 pro seasons with Yankees, high-A
38 - Larry Walker saw 3-season career, made AA with Yankees

Oneonta Yankees (30)

1 - Juan Blackwell got his chance, played 5 seasons, made AA
2 - Jovino Carvajal played decade, ran with hall of famer
3 - Bob Deller saw four seasons in Yankees system, high-A
4 - Doug Demetre played catcher at Gonzaga, saw 1 pro season
5 - Ken Dominguez set goals as college coach, minors coach
6 - Matt Dunbar played decade in pros, made eight ML games
7 - Robert Eenhoorn went from Netherlands to 4 ML seasons
8 - Brian Faw saw 5 pro seasons, AA, nearly threw no-hitter
9 - Ron Frazier pitched big games over 13 seasons,  made AAA
10 - Luis Gallardo made pros out of Venezuela, saw 5 seasons
11 - Mike Hankins had fun over five pro seasons, made AAA
12 - Trey Hillman adapted in U.S. and Japan, managed Royals
13 - Darren Hodges understood pitching in 5 seasons, made AA
14 - Kevin Jordan hit with Phillies over seven majors seasons
15 - Rick Lantrip worked to hit over 3 seasons, made single-A
16 - Jalal Leach made majors for 8 games, in 12th pro season
17 - Adin Lohry signed easily, saw 6 pro seasons, made AA
18 - Todd Malone played over six pro seasons, made high-A
19 - Sam Militello made bigs over short-term, saw two seasons
20 - Brian Milner made bigs as player, then scouted, coached
21 - Pat Morphy saw three pro seasons with Yankees, high-A
22 - Kirt Ojala made majors with Marlins over three seasons
23 - Cesar Perez played 7 pro seasons, made AA with Indians
24 - Stevie Perry, drafted out of high school, saw 3 seasons
25 - Rafael Quirico made majors for one start with Phillies
26 - Scott Romano improved hitting over 10 seasons, made AAA
27 - Mark Shiflett played, made AA, then coached over decade
28 - Bo Siberz changed approach, saw 2 pro seasons, single-A
29 - Ricky Strickland saw 4 pro seasons with Yankees, made AA
30 - Brian Turner played eight pro seasons in minors, made AA


GCL Yankees (37)
1 - Rich Arena coached in minora, and at Tampa Catholic
2 - Howard 'Hop' Cassady coached Yankees, won Heisman
3 - Rick Cerone saw 18 major league seasons, exciting 1980
4 - Tim Cooper sealed independent win, saw 13 pro seasons
5 - Abdiel Cumberbatch did his part over five pro seasons
6 - Tim Demerson used speed over 5 pro seasons, made high-A
7 - Matt Dunbar played decade in pros, made eight ML games
8 - Ryan Eberly played 1 season, managed hometown Clarinda
9 - Carl Everett played hard over 14 major league seasons
10 - Brian Faw saw 5 pro seasons, AA, nearly threw no-hitter
11 - Nathanael Felix signed out of Dominican, played 1 season
12 - Mike Figga went a long way to time in three ML seasons
13 - Brent Gilbert pitched over 3 pro seasons, made high-A
14 - Adolfo Harris made pros with Yankees, saw single season
15 - Jimmy Hayes played 4 pro seasons with 3 organizations
16 - Richard Hines located over eight pro seasons, made AAA
17 - Scott Kindell kept in shape, returned, saw 5 pro seasons
18 - Frank Laviano played over 3 pro seasons, made single-A
19 - Ricky Ledee played aggressively over 10 majors seasons
20 - Johnny Leon took his chance to two pro seasons, high-A
21 - Jeff Motuzas played in minors, turned ML bullpen catcher
22 - Mariano Rivera got out of tough situations, into the HOF
23 - Mark Rose played in minors, turned coach, instructor
24 - Tim Rumer realized lifelong dream in pros, saw 8 seasons
25 - Edwin Salcedo showed ability over 6 pro seasons, made AA
26 - Daniel Sanchez worked to help teams over 3 pro seasons
27 - Alexis Santaella impressed over 4 seasons, made single-A
28 - Sandi Santiago saw 8 pro seasons, made high-A, Taiwan
29 - Tate Seefried drew comparisons, saw 9 pro seasons, AAA
30 - Keith Seiler realized pro dream, saw 5 seasons,  AAA
31 - Glenn Sherlock played, coached decades in minors, majors
32 - Sean Smith returned from Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome to pros
33 - Tommy Smith got big hit at Greensboro, saw 1 pro season
34 - Shane Spencer saw spectacular start, 7 majors seasons
35 - Russ Springer improved enough to see 18 majors seasons
36 - John Thibert helped high school to win, saw 5 pro seasons
37 - Rich Turrentine gave pros best shot over 9 seasons, AAA